title: Sepulveda Epilepsy Education: the efficacy of a psychoeducational treatment program in treating medical and psychosocial aspects of epilepsy.
abstract: The present study evaluated the efficacy of the Sepulveda Epilepsy Education program (SEE), using a controlled outcome design. SEE is a 2-day psychoeducational treatment program designed to provide medical education and psychosocial therapy. Thirty-eight outpatients, matched according to seizure type and frequency, were randomly assigned to treatment (n = 20) or waiting-list control (n = 18) groups. The major outcome measures used were a 50-item true-false test specifically designed to evaluate the SEE program, the Washington Psychosocial Seizure Inventory, the Beck Depression Inventory, Lubin's Depression Adjective Checklist, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Acceptance of Disability Scale, and Sherer's Self-Efficacy Scale. Significant differences between the two groups were found on the three major subscales of the 50-item true-false test. The treatment group demonstrated a significant increase in overall understanding of epilepsy, a significant decrease in fear of seizures, and a significant decrease in hazardous medical self-management practices. In addition, an objective measure of blood levels of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) showed the treatment group to have a significant increase in medication compliance.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA 91101-1790.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Helgeson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mittan
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chayasirisobhon
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012917:Social Adjustment
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants